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No Story Too Small |
Mary married John King in Puttenham in 1767 and together John and Mary raised a family 10 children (9 girls and 1 boy). Each of their offspring spent time in India and have over the years given me a huge amount of insight into the lives of women at this period of time.
John King died in 1803 and Mary died in 1817. From what I can establish at the moment, John did not leave a will.
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Courtesy of Ancestry – Parish Records Puttenham Surrey Burials 1817 |
Recently Ancestry has published the Probate records and a quick search revealed that Mary left a will when she died.
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Courtesy of Ancestry – Probate Record 1817 |
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Courtesy of Ancestry – Probate Record 1817 |
Actions
- Transcribe the will of Mary
- Search for will of John King (again)
- Explore the residence at time of death – Tooting which is London
- The will indicates that Mary was living with her daughter Lucy who married Richard William Eastwick
- By the time Mary King died her only son had predeceased her, within a year of this will being made, yet Mary had not made a new will.